treatment-resistant depression

Advisory Panel Recommends FDA Approval of Esketamine , with New Mechanism to Treat Resistant Depression & Suicidal Thinking
On February 12th, an FDA advisory panel recommended overwhelmingly that the agency approve a drug called esketamine for the rapid relief of depression in patients who have not been helped by existing… Read More
More Rapid Form of Brain Stimulation for Resistant Depression Worked as Well as Conventional TMS
Since 2008, when transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), it has been available to people whose depression has resisted conventional… Read More
Seeking the Optimal Dose for Ketamine’s Short-Term Rapid Antidepressant Effects
Although many studies in recent years have provided evidence that ketamine, an anesthetic drug, can provide rapid relief to people with deep depression, this research has not shed much light on what… Read More
A Cloud Has Been Lifted: What Deep-Brain Stimulation Tells Us About Depression and Depression Treatments
Some remarkable lessons have been learned by Dr. Helen Mayberg and her colleagues in their application of deep-brain stimulation in major depression. DBS is a pioneering experimental treatment for “… Read More
A Pacemaker for Depression and More
Even in abbreviated form, a career synopsis of Scientific Council Member Helen Mayberg, M.D., presents a remarkable set of achievements. Read More